Divorce: What I Wish My Parents Knew

Nov 05 2023 28 ep. 33 mins 3

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Divorce from the kids' perspective. Divorce is such a painful process for everyone involved. Luckily, there are many resources for parents but most of these are from psychiatrists, counselors, and other divorced individuals. Where are the resources for the parents, from the kids' perspective? Host, Grace Casper, dives deep into what divorce feels like and looks like for the kids by interviewing others. These teen and adult children of divorce share what they wish their parents knew and give insight on what was done well and what could've made things better. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/grace-casper/support

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27: Resource- Tamar Burris

Nov 05 2023 23 mins

Tamar Burris is an author, divorce coach, and co-parenting concierge. Her tagline is, "co-parent without blame, shame, or games." In this episode we talk about how she decided to write a children's book called, A New Special Friend to help kids comprehend when parents start dating new people. We also discuss how she co-parents her son and what strategies she uses to

26: Resilience and Renewal: A Family's Journey Through Co-Parenting

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25: Resource- Divorce Doesn't Suck (Wendy Sloane)

Oct 15 2023 37 mins

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24: I'm Glad My Parents Are Still Friends - Jake Herzberg

Jul 21 2023 36 mins

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23: Resource - WTF Divorce (Rob Roseman)

Jun 12 2023 34 mins

In this episode I got to interview my first Dad on the show, Rob Roseman! Rob is the creator of WTF Divorce - a hilarious page made to engage those quickly with the topic of divorce as they scroll. Rob divorced in 2020... CRAZY RIGHT?!?! He talks about what it was like getting divorced during that time, his relationship with his co-parent, and how he's learned to step up as a d

22: Resource - The Divorce Survival Guide (Kate Anthony)

Jun 04 2023 42 mins

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21: I Wish He Didn't Leave So Abruptly - Alyssen Nguyen

May 21 2023 32 mins

In this episode Alyssen tells us what finding out about her mom's second divorce was like. This was a bigger deal since Alyssen grew up with her mom and stepdad. Her parents got divorced when she was too young to remember. We discuss what it's like when you lose a stepdad to divorce and how to navigate that relationship post divorce. We also talk about how poorly the divorc

20: I Wish My Parents Considered Me More - Anonymous Jim

May 14 2023 36 mins

In this episode we hear from my anonymous friend, "Jim". Jim thought about his episode a lot and gives us five major things that divorce entails. These five things are things that parents need to consider their kid's interest in. Those five being: The initial conversation The move out process What he calls "inevitable fall out" that happens with your ki

19: Resource - exEXPERTS (Jessica & T.H.)

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I was very honored to interview the exEXPERTS: Jessica Klingbaum and T.H. Irwin this week. Their stories are wild! They have been best friends since college and their exes were best friends; however, their individual divorces could not be more different. With Jessica having kids at ages two and four and T.H. with a four, six, and eight-year-old at the time of the divorce, they know

18: I'm Glad I Forgave My Dad - Camille Price

May 01 2023 33 mins

In this episode, Camille walks us through how she found out about her parent's divorce at age 16 and how it created a barrier between her and her dad. Now she and her dad Marco Polo each other almost every day. How did it happen? Listen in as she explains the transformation of accepting her father as human, and letting him in her life again. Very proud of Camille, and I cannot